London Luton Airport is an international airport serving London from the town of Luton in Bedfordshire, north of the capital. It was opened by the local council in the late 1930s, and it played a military role during the Second World War. After the war it grew with charter holiday flights and later became a major base for low-cost carriers such as easyJet and Wizz Air. The airport remains publicly owned by the local authority, which operates it through a company. It has been expanded several times, and plans for further growth have been debated because of questions about noise, road access and emissions.
Before and after
- from 24 March 1938 to 1 April 1946National Mobilization Law
- 8 April 1938Birth of Kofi Annan
- 29 June 1938Establishment of Olympic National Park
- 6 July 1938Discovery of Lysithea
- 16 July 1938Construction of London Luton Airport
- 30 July 1938Discovery of Carme
- 9 August 1938Birth of Leonid Kuchma
- 30 September 1938Munich agreement
- 9 October 1938Birth of Heinz Fischer
More in Art, literature & culture
- c. 1920sRise of surrealism
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 1935Construction of Da Nang International Airport
- 28 May 1937Construction of Golden Gate Bridge
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- 6 April 1943Publication of The Little Prince
The era
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